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@Photosbyme said: Original pics stored in Explorer by year.
I'm sorry if I am being pedantic, but your photo files are not stored in Explorer. Your files are stored on your hard drive(s) and are organized in a folder tree hierarchy. You can view and manage those files by using Windows File Explorer. I have told you in your other thread that when you are using the Organizer, you need to be in the Tree View, not the List view. It seems that you have not taken my advice and you are continuing to use the List View. We will not be able to fix your problem if you are not going to try our suggestions, and understand exactly where your files are stored, and where you are importing/copying them to and from.
@Photosbyme said: When I import from files and folders additional pics for any year, a 2nd folder with that year is created.
I believe that is almost impossible. Elements is a database. It does not copy files except when you are using the Import>From Camera or Card reader option. Then, it will copy files from a temporary location such as a camera's memory card to a permanent location on your computer's hard drive. (The permanent location could be an external drive. And some portable drives can be treated as a USB flash drive which allows you to use the import from card reader option.)
So let's make sure we are clear about what you are saying. What is the exact location of the files you are importing (into the Elements catalog)? Are you talking about importing from a temporary location or from a permanent location? And are you using the Import>From Files and Folders option or are you using some other method?
@Photosbyme said: That leaves me with 2 folder, same name. So my pics for that year are not all in the same place.
As we have already discussed, the folders may have the same name but they are in different locations and possibly different drives.
@Photosbyme said: The problem comes when I drag pics from 2nd folder to the 1st. Everything is still fine in the Organizer, but the pics have disappeared from Explorer (and from One Drive where I baack up).
When you drag a file from one folder to the other in the Organizer, you are moving the file, not copying it. The file presumably remains visible in the catalog grid but it's storage location will have changed. You can view the exact storage location of the file by viewing the file in the Tree View of the Folder panel, or by selecting the file and looking at the Location link in the Information Panel on the right.
If you click on the Location link, a Windows File Explorer window will open with the file displayed in the storage location. Because the file has been moved from one location to another, the original storage location will be empty. I assume this is what you mean by the file disappearing.
@Photosbyme said: Sometimes, they are in Explorer Recycle; they are in OneDrive recycle.
I haven't tested this scenario, but I believe if you move a file from one folder to another, Windows will put the file from the original location in the Recycle Bin. (Presumably, so does OneDrive.) If you were to restore the file from the Recycle Bin, it will be put back in the original location. However, in that case, Elements will not import it or show it in the catalog because the exact file is already in the catalog and under normal circumstances, you cannot have duplicate files in the same catalog.
@Photosbyme: I still have several hundred photos I need to import.
Where are those photos stored? On a hard drive, a camera/phone, or somewhere else?
If they are on a hard drive, what is the exact path of the folder location of the files you want to import?
- Use the Import>From Files and Folders option and navigate to the folder containing the files.
- Click on the Get Media button.
If the photos are not already in the catalog, they will be imported. If they are already in the catalog, you will get a message telling you that.
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